Bristol City vs Portsmouth

Championship 1 Jan 2026, 15:00
Bristol City
Bristol City
5–0
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
🏟 Ashton Gate Stadium Round 25

Match report

Bristol City thrashed Portsmouth 5-0 in the Championship on 1 January 2026. It was 2-0 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Bristol City had 14 shots to Portsmouth's 5.

The match was played at Ashton Gate Stadium.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 48% - 52% Shots 14 - 5 On target 7 - 2 Corners 1 - 1 Fouls 6 - 14 Yellow cards 1
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Player of the match
Sinclair Armstrong
Bristol City · 2 goals
8 Adam Randell 1 goal
8 Scott Twine 1 goal
8 Anis Mehmeti 1 goal
8 Zak Vyner 120 passes (90% accurate)
First half vs second half
Bristol City stepped it up after the break, with 9 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–2 9–3
Shots On Goal 4–0 3–2
Ball Possession 65–35 —
Corners 0–0 1–1
Attacks 55–30 54–33
Match statistics
1 Corners 1
5 Substitution 5
109 Attacks 63
43 Dangerous Attacks 20
7 On Target 2
7 Off Target 2
48% Ball Possession 52%
14 Shots Total 5
7 Shots On Goal 2
5 Shots Off Goal 2
2 Shots Blocked 1
9 Shots Inside Box 3
5 Shots Outside Box 2
6 Fouls 14
1 Corners 1
3 Offsides 1
62% Ball Possession 38%
0 Yellow Cards 1
2 Saves 2
640 Passes Total 385
564 Passes Accurate 296
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  3-4-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Bristol City · 3-4-2-1
1 M. O'Leary
19 G. Tanner 14 Z. Vyner 5 R. Atkinson
2 R. McCrorie 12 J. Knight 4 A. Randell 21 N. Borges
10 S. Twine 11 A. Mehmeti
18 E. Jacobsen
Portsmouth · 3-4-3
1 N. Schmid
5 R. Poole 6 C. Shaughnessy 17 I. Bowat
24 T. Devlin 16 L. Roux 21 A. Dozzell 22 Z. Swanson
8 J. Swift 25 M. Kirk 10 A. Segecic
Bristol City
Coach
Gerhard Struber
Substitutes
  • 7 Yu Hirakawa
  • 20 Sam Bell
  • 30 Sinclair Armstrong
  • 3 Cameron Pring
  • 29 Leo Pecover
  • 13 Joe Lumley
  • 34 Jed Meerholz
  • 24 Haydon Roberts
  • 16 Robert Dickie
Portsmouth
Coach
John Mousinho
Substitutes
  • 29 Harvey Blair
  • 14 Hayden Matthews
  • 2 Jordan Williams
  • 36 Conor Chaplin
  • 46 Olutayo Singerr
  • 26 Josef Bursik
  • 19 Jacob Farrell
  • 47 Yang Min-hyeok
  • 15 Franco Umeh
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ H. Blair ↓ L. Le Roux Portsmouth
  • 56' ↑ Y. Hirakawa ↓ R. McCrorie Bristol City
  • 56' ↑ S. Bell ↓ S. Twine Bristol City
  • 56' ↑ S. Armstrong ↓ E. Riis Bristol City
  • 62' ↑ J. Williams ↓ Z. Swanson Portsmouth
  • 62' ↑ H. Matthews ↓ C. Shaughnessy Portsmouth
  • 62' ↑ C. Chaplin ↓ T. Devlin Portsmouth
  • 63' ↑ C. Pring ↓ R. Atkinson Bristol City
  • 74' ↑ O. Singerr ↓ M. Kirk Portsmouth
  • 78' ↑ L. Pecover ↓ J. Knight Bristol City
Cards
  • 22' L. Le Roux Portsmouth
Head-to-head
Bristol City 5 3 draws 1 Portsmouth
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2024-12-07 Portsmouth vs Bristol City 3 - 0
2023-07-29 Portsmouth vs Bristol City 0 - 1
2022-07-12 Bristol City vs Portsmouth 0 - 0
Recent form
Bristol City D D W L L
Portsmouth D D D W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Bristol City vs Portsmouth?
Bristol City won 5-0 against Portsmouth on 1 January 2026.
Who won Bristol City vs Portsmouth?
Bristol City won the match 5-0.
Where was Bristol City vs Portsmouth played?
The match was played at Ashton Gate Stadium.
Who had more possession in Bristol City vs Portsmouth?
Portsmouth had 52% of possession, compared to 48% for the other side.